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I don't know what I expected a Kiwi to sound like, but that wasn't it. (i.imgur.com)
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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 84 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I thought kiwis spoke English.

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 45 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They do have a funny way of speaking it.

[–] Cagi@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They say "LILILILILILI!" Then cut your throat with a thrown chakram that bounced off the throat of the guy beside you.

[–] Haus@kbin.earth 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They do speak English, but in spoken Kiwi, they convert 75% of their vowels to a short i.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And their short i's to a short e

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 11 points 4 months ago

All our vowels are just "u" (or schwa as I was once told).

  • Nuw Zulund
  • Fush und chups
  • Uh nu, u'm buchd, u'm buchd us.

Source: https://youtu.be/3cPs2SzShNc?si=H3OnlZLbnRJCZqzS

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

My favorite author is a kiwi who writes In English and teaches it, but for all I know she sounds like the video